Roland R Wright
Military
Object Number - UPL 60084 - 1st Lt Roland R Wright
Roland Wright was assigned to the 357th Fighter Group on 14 November 1944. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 10 February 1945.
In total Wright shot down three enemy aircraft during the war. One of these victories was on 20 January 1945.
Wright joined the Utah Air National Guard in 1946 and served during the Korean War. He retired from the Utah Air National Guard in 1976.
Roland recently unveiled the newly-named Roland R. Wright Utah Air National Guard Base, east of Salt Lake City.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), American Campaign, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Blackfoot, ID 83221, USA | 30 March 1919 | |
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Other Promoted |
10 February 1945 | Promoted to First Lieutenant | |
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Other Married Marjorie McDonough |
Salt Lake Temple, 50 N Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA | 21 March 1946 | |
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Died |
19 October 2015 | Aged 96 | |
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Born |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | ||
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Other Retired from the Utah Air National Guard |
Retired as a Brigadier General. | ||
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Buried |
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South Valley, 13001 3600 W, Riverton, UT 84065, USA |
Revisions
Salt Lake City Tribune obituary: http://www.sltrib.com/home/3093842-155/roland-wright-pilot-of-the-mormo…
Article published by the Salt Lake Tribune on 18 November 2014: http://www.sltrib.com/news/1816651-155/wright-guard-national-utah-base-…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe
